Guards on famous yacht opened fire on Yemen’s Coast Guard after mistaking them for pirates
Fox News Private armed guards aboard a famous yacht once owned by the late Welsh actor Richard Burton opened fire on Yemeni Coast Guard members Friday after mistaking them for pirates, sparking a gunfight in the Gulf of Aden, authorities said. It wasn’t immediately clear if anyone was wounded. The incident off Yemen shows the…
Read MoreTaiwan to relaunch free tours for transit passengers
Taipei, April 28 (CNA) Passengers transiting at the Taoyuan International Airport will once again be able to sign up for free half-day tours of Taiwan beginning May 1, the Tourism Bureau said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304280019
Read MoreIndia’s police investigating sexual harassment allegations against president of country’s wrestling federation
Fox News Indian police will investigate allegations of sexual harassment against the president of the wrestling federation leveled by some young female athletes who are holding a week-long sit-in protest near the parliament building in New Delhi, the country’s highest court was informed on Friday. Solicitor general Tushar Mehta gave the assurance as the Supreme…
Read MoreHong Kong national security law: court to rule within month whether to review decision to block overseas lawyer from defending Jimmy Lai
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. High Court hears arguments from jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s legal team as it seeks approval of two legal challenges. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3218808/national-security-law-hong-kong-court-rule-within-month-whether-review-decision-block-overseas?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MorePakistan: 3 troops, 7 militants killed in overnight attacks
Washington Post Pakistan’s military says three soldiers and seven militants were killed in three separate overnight attacks in the country’s volatile northwest https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/28/pakistan-military-militant-attacks/41e44f90-e5ca-11ed-9696-8e874fd710b8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreUzbekistan to get supplies of Russian gas via Middle Asia-Center pipeline
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is noted that the stakeholders are currently calculating the cost of building the compressor stations required for the reverse flow of gas https://tass.com/economy/1611249
Read MoreCSTO forces could include aircraft — joint staff chief
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Anatoly Sidorov noted that in order to ensure “an adequate and effective response to modern challenges and threats, work is underway to incorporate new troop compositions” https://tass.com/defense/1611247
Read MoreUkrainska Pravda reveals several Russian oligarchs own property in the French Riviera
Pravda Ukraine Ukrainska Pravda journalists have found that several villas on France’s Côte d’Azur (the French Riviera) are linked to Russian oligarchs Farkhad Akhmedov, Andrei Melnichenko, the Rotenberg brothers, the Sarkisov brothers, Aleksandr Ponomarenko, Musa Bazhaev, Viktor Rashnikov, Andrei Kozitsyn, and Ivan Steshynsky, who is close to Alisher Usmanov [a Russian businessman and oligarch, one…
Read MoreTaiwan detects mainland Chinese combat drones circling the island ‘for the first time’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chinese drones capable of carrying large weapons flew around the island on Friday, Taiwanese defence, officials say. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3218801/taiwan-detects-chinese-combat-drones-circling-island-first-time?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNegative trends across globe affect situation along CSTO borders, group’s chief says
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Imangali Tasmagambetov noted that international relations are currently undergoing a drastic transformation https://tass.com/world/1611243
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